September 27th, 2011
So, about that LG Optimus EX we saw last week — it’s now gone official in South Korea and it’s looking slightly more alluring. Announced yesterday, this Gingerbread-coated handset is the first to ship with NVIDIA’s revamped 1.2GHz Tegra 2 processor, which means it’ll support 1080p video, much like the Galaxy S … Read More
September 27th, 2011
Tech and science publisher TechMediaNetwork has raised $33 million in a second round as it looks to add its content roster with a series of acquisitions. The company, which runs 16 news sites, including TopTenReviews and Space.com, plans to build up its news-gathering operations as well as its e-commerce offerings.
TMN’s round was led by ABS Capital Partners, … Read More
September 27th, 2011
The company behind the Dragon speech recognition applications for computers and iOS devices has announced a new developer program that will allow software to access Dragon Voice technology at no charge.
It could result in a tidal wave of apps that harness the power of the Nuance speech recognition and text to speech … Read More
August 27th, 2011
After the two most craziest weeks ever in the history of the mobile technology news universe, it’s important to step back and just take stock of everything: a survey course, if you will. That’s why we’ve created Engadget Mobile Podcast 101, your first stop on the road to an otherworldly state we … Read More
August 27th, 2011
During the Steve Jobs II era at Apple, the company’s product priorities focused on ease of use, delighting and surprising the customer, and of course the incredible design aesthetic that we all know and love.
That design philosophy has been championed and executed by the industrial design team led by senior vice president … Read More
August 9th, 2011
Not everyone agrees with Nicholas Carr that the Internet is wrecking our brains. Take, for example, UCLA Brain Research Institute professor Dean Buonomano, the author of Brain Bugs: How the Brain’s Flaws Shape Our Lives. While Buonomano accepts that there is a “price to be paid” for the benefits of the Internet, he believes that our brains … Read More
August 9th, 2011
Hello, and welcome to yet another installment of Engadget Laboratories. This time around we’re taking a pseudo scientific look at sub-$100 earbuds. We’ve all been caught out, headphoneless, and desperate to put some tunes in our ears. So, the question is, what exactly do you get for your money when you stumble … Read More
August 9th, 2011
CNN reports that newspaper and broadcast company Tribune wants to build a tablet for subscribers to access properties like the Los Angeles Times and The Baltimore Sun. The tablet will be based on Android and offered for free or at a heavily subsidized price.
Tribune hasn’t made a lot of great decisions in … Read More
August 9th, 2011
Have an inexplicable lust for all things AMD? Better sit down for this one folks, as your favorite chip company is back, this time peddling Radeon-branded RAM in exchange for your hard earned dough. Tested to the “highest industry” standards, the DDR3 modules will be available in three SKUs: the entry-level “Entertainment” … Read More
August 9th, 2011
Trevor Sheridan sent us a note earlier today, asking if we’d look at his blog post about encountering Apple ID limits with iOS devices. Although Trevor just now encountered this issue, the policy actually went into effect a couple of months ago, back in June.
When you use Apple’s new multi-device download feature, … Read More